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Close your eyes…

Think of one of your favorite memories as a child.

Does it involve being outside? How do you feel when you think of this memory and what feelings did you have as a child in this memory? For many people, when asked these questions, the response usually involves an outdoors experience with friends and/or family with lots of happiness, excitement, adventure, and satisfaction. My memory is when my brother and I used the swing set to create a mud…

It's going to be another great year at Schoolmates. The new Explorers arrived in the rain on Wednesday, September 6. Everyone had raincoats and asked, "Are we going to hike today?" A little rain wasn't going to stop these enthusiastic children.

It took two days of asking and bargaining, but I got Aurora and Stephen to take a hike with me. Actually, for months I have "led by example." I walk or hike whenever possible. Stephen and Aurora know my beliefs about exercise and being in nature, yet they fight my attempts to get them outside. When motivating children, "lead by example" gets you only so far. After that it's bargain,…

New Dream recently launched a new guide to help parents and caregivers (or anyone for that matter!) concerned about screen-time taking over their free-time this summer.The Family Guide to a Mostly Screen-Free Summeris chock full of ideas to help families reclaim their free time and resist the temptation to turn to screens in…

Our documentary trailer screened at the Vancouver conference. Our doc is a multi-generational story about a unique summer camp in the Sierra foothills and the transformative power of nature on children. It's about getting unplugged and outdoors! Check out our Indiegogo campaign...

Close your eyes and think of one of your favorite memories as a child. Does it involve being outside? How do you feel when you think of this memory and what feelings did you have as a child in this memory? For many people, when asked these questions, the response usually involves an outdoors experience with friends and/or family with lots of happiness, excitement, adventure, and satisfaction. My memory is when my brother and I used the swing set to create a mud cookie factory. We would grab…

And then there is the world of little things, seen all too seldom. Many children, perhaps because they themselves are small and closer to the ground than we, notice and delight in the small and inconspicuous. With this beginning, it is easy to share with them the beauties we usually miss because we look…

And then there is the world of little things, seen all too seldom. Many children, perhaps because they themselves are small and closer to the ground than we, notice and delight in the small and inconspicuous. With this beginning, it is easy to share with them the beauties we usually miss because we look…

I am part of a small group of co-editors from the UK, Australia, Canada, and the USA. We are inviting submissions from children and young people (ages 0-25) on their experiences with nature, animals, and their ideas or concerns about environmental issues. Our project is called the ChildhoodNature Companion and will be published by Springer Publishing.

The submissions can be anything, including poetry, art work, photographs, short stories, essays, opinion…

Dear C&NN members,I’m writing to tell you about a free service that may be of value to you as you and your organizations pursue your eco-endeavors.

WorthWild, a fee-free green crowdfunding platform, was built specifically for individuals, nonprofits, businesses, school groups and the like looking to fund projects, ideas and services that will help to protect and sustain the…

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Even when August was fairly new, signs of autumn were starting to appear. I have always thought of summer as the months of July and August—two months of the year boxed off with hot summer weather for everyone to enjoy. But this year, I began to notice signs of summer fading and autumn approaching in early August.

What happens when four monarch caterpillars are given to Schoolmates preschool? Monarch magic! Butterfly books are pulled out of storage and displayed on shelves.Laminated photographs of the stages of metamorphosis are put on the table for the children to look at and put in the correct order. Yes, they know the correct order. Yellow, black, white, and green paints, crayons, colored…

HELLO CNN community! I have not posted things for quite a while. The reasons are as follows in the posted article. HOWEVER, I plan to be back, stay back and be a driving force for kids, nature and science. I have started a gofundme for my new venture that I think ALL of you will absolutely LOVE. Please check out and pass on www.gofundme.com/thebugwhispererFor those of you short on time here is the 4 min rapid summary…

To understand sustainability we need to engage ourselves and others on a level that is both physical and emotional (psychological).To engage others we must provide experiences of interaction led by curiosity, imagination, cooperation and reflexivity.To engage we must provide that space in which all this naturally occurs, a space that personifies our biologically longing to learn.This is the symbiotic experience which should be…